HE’S BAAAACK! EGAN BERNAL RIDES AGAIN
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Colombia’s 2019 Tour de France champion Egan Bernal was back on a bike Sunday, two months after hitting a bus at speed in an accident from which he was lucky to escape with his life. The 25-year-old who was left nursing multiple broken bones has made a remarkable recovery, and posted on Instagram a photo of him back in the saddle. He is seen wearing his Ineos team colors riding a bike with two others.
“The happiest day of my life. After two months and 20 broken bones here I am again and I want more!” he wrote.
The 2019 Tour de France and 2021 Giro d’Italia champion hit a stationary bus at full speed on January 24 riding at 35 mph. Bernal has said he “almost died” after smashing into the bus. The 25-year-old broke 11 ribs, a knee cap, a thigh bone, two vertebrae and a thumb, as well as puncturing both lungs.
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